Syed Shahid Hakim

Syed Shahid Hakim
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Dhyan Chand Award to Hakim at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, 29 August 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-06-23)23 June 1939[1]
Place of birth Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
(now in Telangana, India)
Date of death 22 August 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
City College Old Boys
Indian Air Force
Hyderabad City Police
International career
1960 India
Managerial career
1998–1999 Mahindra United
2000–2001 Salgaocar
2004–2005 Bengal Mumbai
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Syed Shahid Hakim (23 June 1939 – 22 August 2021)[2] was an Indian footballer, football manager, FIFA official and referee.[3] Hakim also acted as assistant manager of India national team during the 1980s.[4] He was awarded by the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award in 2017 for his contributions to the sport.[5][6]

Playing career

Hakim was the member of the last India national football team played in the 1960 Rome Olympics.[7][8][9] He served as the Regional Director of Sports Authority of India. He played in the position of half-back.[10] Hakim was an international referee with FIFA badge holder.[11]

In club football, Hakim appeared with Hyderabad City Police, then one of the strongest sides in Indian club football.[12][13]

Post-playing career

After retiring from football, Hakim became FIFA badge holder international referee, and officiated matches of Asian Club Championship,[14] and the 1988 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[15]

He also worked as pilot, having served as Squadron Leader of the Indian Air Force.[14] Hakim later appointed regional director of Sports Authority of India (SAI).[14] He also went on to serve as "project director in charge of scouting" before the beginning of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[14]

Managerial career

He managed National Football League (India) outfit Mahindra United from 1998 to 1999,[16][17] and guided the team clinching 1998 Durand Cup.[14][18] He later managed another NFL side Salgaocar,[14] before becoming head coach of NFL second division and Bombay Harwood League club Bengal Mumbai in 2004–05.[19][20]

Beside managing Indian clubs, he also served as assistant coach of P. K. Banerjee managed India national football team at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.[14]

Hakim-saab has been an inspiration to many Footballers over the years. He has been a versatile personality. He fully deserves the Award. Congratulations.

— Kushal Das, General Secretary of the All India Football Federation, on Hakim.[21]

Hakim for his contributions to Indian football as coach and manager, was conferred with the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 2017.[21]

Personal life

Born in Hyderabad, British India, Hakim is son of legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim,[22][23] whose tenure as coach of India national team is regarded as "golden age" of football in the country.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

Hakim was tested positive for COVID-19 but recovered after treatment.[30] He died on 22 August 2021 of cardiac arrest, aged 82, at a hospital in Gulbarga.[15][31]

Awards and honours

Shahid Hakim (second from left) at the felicitation ceremony hosted by the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, in New Delhi, December 12, 2017.

Player

Hyderabad City Police[32][33][34]

Hyderabad[35]

Individual

Manager

Mahindra United[14]

Individual

References

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